nit-grassn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪtɡrɑːs/,

/ˈnɪtɡras/, U.S.

/ˈnɪtˌɡræs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nit n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: < nit n.¹ + grass n.¹

Botany.

A grass of the genus Gastridium; esp. G. ventricosum, which has shiny swollen glumes resembling nits (more fully awned nit-grass).

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flags1577

wood-grass1597

orchard grass1764

tassel-grass1810

nit-grass1831

corkscrew grass1890

1831 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora (ed. 2) 35 Gastrídium. Beauv. Nit-grass. I. G. lendígerum, Beauv. (awned Nit-grass)... Places where water has stagnated, near the sea, rare... 4 to 6 or 8 inches high, with numerous glossy florets, singularly swollen at the base.

1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 184 Gastridium. Nitgrass.

1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 1003 The awned nit-grass is a slender annual with loosely tufted, solitary, erect or bent, smooth stems.

1991 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles 1047 Gastridium P. Beauv., Nit-grasses.

1999 Somerset Standard & Guardian (Electronic ed.) 18 Mar. The common names of so many plants are a sheer delight, nit grass, great dodder, buried catchfly, squirting cucumber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nit-grass
释义	nit-grassn. Brit. /ˈnɪtɡrɑːs/, /ˈnɪtɡras/, U.S. /ˈnɪtˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nit n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < nit n.¹ + grass n.¹ Botany. A grass of the genus Gastridium; esp. G. ventricosum, which has shiny swollen glumes resembling nits (more fully awned nit-grass). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > of unidentified or unspecified type flags1577 wood-grass1597 orchard grass1764 tassel-grass1810 nit-grass1831 corkscrew grass1890 1831 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora (ed. 2) 35 Gastrídium. Beauv. Nit-grass. I. G. lendígerum, Beauv. (awned Nit-grass)... Places where water has stagnated, near the sea, rare... 4 to 6 or 8 inches high, with numerous glossy florets, singularly swollen at the base. 1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 184 Gastridium. Nitgrass. 1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 1003 The awned nit-grass is a slender annual with loosely tufted, solitary, erect or bent, smooth stems. 1991 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles 1047 Gastridium P. Beauv., Nit-grasses. 1999 Somerset Standard & Guardian (Electronic ed.) 18 Mar. The common names of so many plants are a sheer delight, nit grass, great dodder, buried catchfly, squirting cucumber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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